Return Home of 30th Delayed by Lack of Transports, Jan. 24, 1919

Printed first in The Asheville Citizen, and then reprinted in the Jackson County Journal, Sylva, N.C., Jan. 24, 1919

30^th Is Delayed by Lack of Transports

The Citizen received a telegram last night from Silas G. Bernard, who is a member of the soldiers’ welcome committee, regarding the sailing of the 30^th division.

Mr. Bernard stated that a cablegram has been received in Knoxville from General L.D. Tyson of the 30^th, saying that the sailing of those units which had been scheduled for today had been delayed for about 30 days. This delay in transportation is due to the lack of shipping facilities on the other side.

It will be remembered that a former announcement was to the effect that only a part of the 30^th division was scheduled for an early return home, the field artillery of that division being sent to Germany with the army of occupation, according to reports. No statement was made in the telegram from Bernard, who is now in Knoxville, Tenn., as to whether General Tyson gave any information concerning what the division would do while waiting for transportation home. According to last reports the division was located at LeMans, near Brest. It is possible that they had moved up to the sea coast when preparing to come home and are there now. No late reports have been received in Asheville so far as is known, as to the exact positon of the men in the 30^th.